Founded in 2012 after a merger between the IST (Institut Supérieur de Technologie) of Camp Levieux and Swami Dayanand Institute of Management (SDIM) of Pamplemousses, the ‘Université Des Mascareignes’ (UDM) has some 1,100 students that are currently enrolled in courses at degree level.

A partnership agreement was signed February 12, 2013 in Limoges on the creation of a francophone university « l’Université des Mascareignes » ( UDM ) in Mauritius between the President of the University of Limoges and Dr. Rajesh Jeetah Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology of the Republic of Mauritius.